Wow. I should feel ashamed for not posting in almost a month. No good excuses, I just kept forgetting. At least my reading rate has gone done a bit so I'm not quite as far behind as I would have been in July.

8-21-2003 Misspent Youth Peter F. Hamilton

I enjoyed this one. It turned out to be the book he'd done a (very dry) reading from when I saw him at Powells. It's nearer future than many of his others, and not a detective story like the other.

8-24-2003 The Gift of Asher Lev Chaim Potok

I liked this sequel quite well but I don't think it was quite as good as the first book. Still worth reading though.

8-27-2003 King Rat China Mieville

Not as good as Perdido Street Station, but that's good in that it means he's getting to be a better writer. This is dark fantasy set in London, a tiny bit reminiscent of Neverwhere by Neal Gaiman but that may be just because both are dark fantasy set in London.

8-30-2003 Bone vol 5 Jeff Smith

Have to keep reading...

9-1-2003 New Ideas from Dead Economists Todd G. Buccholz

A survey of famous names in economics with some info on them, their theories, and how their theories have fared (how they apply today, etc).

9-5-2003 A Storm of Swords George R. R. Martin

Excellent fantasy. I can't wait for the 4th book to come out.

9-9-2003 Another Day of Life Ryszard Kapuscinski

Kapuscinski does Angola. Well worth reading.

9-9-2003 Headlong Simon Ings

Semi-cyberpunk British SF. It took me a bit to get into this one but by the end I was quite engaged.

9-11-2003 The Lions of Al-Rassan Guy Gavriel Kay

More excellent fantasy, fortunately in standalone form. Apparently inspired by medival Spain.

9-15-2003 Moving Pictures Terry Pratchett

Pratchett does Holy Wood. I've been told I really need to listen to the audiobook for this one, but I opted for now to just read the thing the oldfashioned way.

posted by Kristin Buxton at 5:17 PM